Exploring Institutional Readiness for Future IoT Adoption in Library Management: Evidence from a Higher Education Institution, Ghana

This paper aimed to identify the institutional readiness factors that would affect IoT adoption in library management in the future, validate their relevance in the Ghanaian higher education context and propose recommendations for an IoT adoption framework. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was selected to identify the institutional readiness. First, quantitative data were gathered and analysed. Then followed qualitative data, which were used to explain the quantitative data, and, finally, the two approaches were integrated to provide context and explanation. The quantitative results and findings indicated strong consensus and institutional readiness for IoT implementations. Similarly, the results showed strong alignment between institutional policy frameworks and IoT adoption objectives. These results provide empirical support for the contextual relevance of the proposed institutional readiness framework for future IoT adoption in library management.